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Aishatu Affini

University of ConnecticutORCID 0009-0009-7409-9772Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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GenomicsHeredityPeer-reviewedApr 1, 2026

Mink by mink: stitching together signatures of subspecies adaptation through a pangenome of threatened mustelids

Aishatu Affini, Hailey Baranowski, Scott Forbes…·Paul Hapeman

The paper constructs a pangenome of threatened mink subspecies to identify adaptive signatures and evolutionary history using genome assemblies and functional analysis.

DOI 10.1038/s41437-026-00825-w

mousewhole-genome sequencing

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